Independent
Archie Mitchell
21 January 2025
Government could back much-delayed plan for third runway at Heathrow, as well as expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports
Rachel Reeves is poised to back a third runway at Heathrow in a bid to revive Britain’s flatlining economy.
The chancellor is preparing a sweeping expansion of UK airports as part of its number one mission to secure sustained economic growth.
As well as publicly endorsing Heathrow’s much-postponed plan to build a third runway, the government is reportedly set to approve a second runway at Gatwick and an application for Luton airport to double its capacity.
Last month, Gatwick boss Stewart Wingate told The Independent he was pleading for permission from transport secretary Heidi Alexander to bring his airport’s standby runway into permanent use.
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